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Originally Posted by Stephen_Melling
32,000 and odds. Mmmm. What shocked me about this test was the number of words I'd never even seen before. Hey, I don't want to sound like Big Brother or anything but I reckon we could ditch of few of those from the English language...or would that be ungood?
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Words are just words. Their purpose is communication and to help us internalize our understanding of the world. When used
correctly, this works. We don't use $10 words when talking with an 6-year old child because there won't be any communication going on. By the same token, a cosmologist can use $20 words when talking with another cosmologist. They will both understand and communication takes place.
Then there are folks who use words to intimidate others, deliberately choosing words they know the other won't understand, then belittling them because they don't! Should we eliminate the words or eliminate the people who use them for the wrong purpose?
Stitchawl